Waiting to be registered (Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh) (25 images)

The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority originating from Myanmar, are denied citizenship and suffer persecution and discrimination in Myanmar.

Hundreds of thousands have fled to Bangladesh. Thousands of unregistered Rohingya refugees are living in the Kutupalong makeshift camp, Bangladesh, are being forcibly displaced from their homes, in an act of intimidation and abuse by the local...more »

The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority originating from Myanmar, are denied citizenship and suffer persecution and discrimination in Myanmar.

Hundreds of thousands have fled to Bangladesh. Thousands of unregistered Rohingya refugees are living in the Kutupalong makeshift camp, Bangladesh, are being forcibly displaced from their homes, in an act of intimidation and abuse by the local authorities.

To date, an estimated 25,000 people have flocked to the Kutupalong makeshift camp hoping for recognition and assistance.

Instead of finding help, they have been told that they cannot live next to the official camp, supported by the Bangladesh Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Nor can they legally live on adjacent Forestry Department land.

They have nowhere to go and no way to meet their basic needs.

Denied citizenship in Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled their homes to seek refuge abroad.

Few have been granted refugee status. The majority struggle to survive, unrecognized and unassisted in Bangladesh.